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Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presencia de factores de riesgo
  • inflamación de los tejidos blandos
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • múltiples fístulas
  • pigmentación de la piel
  • dificultad al masticar
  • síntomas constitucionales
  • cambio en el ritmo intestinal
  • molestias abdominales
  • náuseas y vómitos
  • sensación de masa abdominal
  • secreción o sangrado vaginal
  • tos seca o productiva
  • esputo con sangre
  • disnea
  • dolor torácico
  • defectos neurológicos focales
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Fatores de risco

  • sexo masculino
  • lesión o inflamación de la cavidad oral
  • diabetes mellitus
  • inmunosupresión
  • daño tisular local causado por neoplasia, traumatismo o irradiación
  • dispositivo intrauterino
  • aspiración
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • cultivo de pus o tejido afectado
  • histología del tejido afectado
  • inmunohistología
  • hemograma completo (HC)
  • tomografía computarizada (TC) o resonancia magnética (IRM) de abdomen
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Novos exames

  • reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) del tejido afectado

Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

no alérgico a la penicilina

paciente alérgico a la penicilina

Colaboradores

Autores

Thomas Schneider, MD, PhD

Professor

Medical Department I

Charité - University Medicine Berlin

CBF

Berlin

Germany

Disclosures

TS is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Verena Moos, PhD

Scientist

Medical Department I

Charité - University Medicine Berlin

CBF

Berlin

Germany

Disclosures

VM is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Peer reviewers

Johannes R. Bogner, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine

Department of Infectious Diseases

Medical Polyclinic

University Hospital Munich

Munich

Germany

Disclosures

JRB declares that he has no competing interests.

Chris Huston, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

University of Vermont

Burlington

VT

Disclosures

CH declares that he has no competing interests.

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